#include<cstdio>

#include<cstring>

#include<cctype>

#include<cmath>

#include<algorithm>

#define ll long long

using namespace std;

int read()

{

    char c;int s=,t=;

    while(!isdigit(c=getchar()))if(c=='-')t=-;

    do{s=s*+c-'';}while(isdigit(c=getchar()));

    return s*t;

}

/*------------------------------------------------------------*/

const int inf=0x3f3f3f3f,maxn=;

int n,a[maxn];

int main()

{

    scanf("%d",&n);

    for(int i=;i<=n;i++)scanf("%d",&a[i]);

    bool ok=,flag=;

    for(int i=;i<=n;i++)

    {

        if(a[i]>a[i-]){flag=;ok=;break;}

        if(a[i]<a[i-]){flag=;ok=;break;}

    }

    if(!ok){printf("");return ;}

    int ans=;

    for(int i=;i<=n;i++)

    {

        if(flag)

        {

            if(a[i]<a[i-])

            {

                flag=;

                ans++;

            }

        }

        else

        {

            if(a[i]>a[i-])

            {

                flag=;

                ans++;

            }

        }

    }

    printf("%d",ans+);

    return ;

}